First State Capitol

First State Capitol is in , . First State Capitol is situated nearby to the park , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Circle of Palms Plaza and Cathedral Basilica of Saint Joseph.

Park
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The is located in downtown . It is composed of a ring of palm trees encircling a California State Seal, and designates the California Historical Marker 461, the site of California's first state capital from 1849 to 1851.

Church
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The Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph is a historic Catholic church in Downtown San Jose that serves as the cathedral for the Diocese of San José in California, with the distinction of minor basilica. is situated 570 feet northwest of First State Capitol.

Park
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The Plaza de César Chávez is an urban plaza and park in Downtown San Jose, . The plaza's origins date to 1797 as the plaza mayor of the Spanish Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, making it the oldest public space in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Historic District and San Jose.

Neighborhood
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The of is a designated U.S. Historic District area of the city roughly the size of one square block. It is bounded by S.

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Often called "the capital of ", is the largest city in the Bay Area, 3rd largest in , and the 12th largest city in the , with a population of over 997,000 residents as of 2024.

Neighborhood
Photo: Eric Fredericks, CC BY-SA 2.0.
SoFA is an arts, cultural, and entertainment district of Downtown San Jose, . Home to numerous cultural institutions, art galleries, and theatre companies, including the , the San José Opera, and the Symphony San Jose, SoFA bills itself as "'s Creative District".

First State Capitol

Latitude
37.33275° or 37° 19′ 58″ north
Longitude
-121.88947° or 121° 53′ 22″ west
Operator
San Jose
Network
San José History Walk
Open location code
849W84M6+36
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6452840447
Open­Street­Map feature
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